when the composer remembers he has a piano
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There are a lot of instruments used in the Game of Thrones soundtrack. The show’s composer, Ramin Djawadi, often used a new season to introduce or emphasise a new instrument, sometimes a unique one. But there's one perfectly ordinary instrument that went entirely unused—for six years.
Check out this fantastic article written by Lili Loofbourow for The Week — https://theweek.com/articles/632709/why-real-winner-game-thrones-season-finale-music
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